Tag: climate change

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Draft coal regulations don’t go far enough

Draft coal regulations for Canada were recently released, taking a good step forward for the country. While these are a good step forward, they do very little to cut emissions, and keep coal plants... Read More
Draft coal regulations for Canada were recently released, taking a good step forward for the country. While these are...
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VIFF: Inspiring people to live in harmony with nature

WWF has loved supporting the environmental series at the 30th annual Vancouver International Film Festival – and not just because, for this brief time, we could call ourselves the official sponsor of Heaven and... Read More
WWF has loved supporting the environmental series at the 30th annual Vancouver International Film Festival – and not just...
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Planet in Focus: The Polar Explorer

Have you ever tried explaining the impacts of climate change in the Arctic and Antarctic to a group of school children? Read More
Have you ever tried explaining the impacts of climate change in the Arctic and Antarctic to a group of...
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Electric Cars open Planet in Focus film fest

Last night, I was lucky enough to attend the opening night of the 12th Annual Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival. Read More
Last night, I was lucky enough to attend the opening night of the 12th Annual Planet in Focus Environmental...
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WWF’s resident snow leopard expert returns to Bhutan

After spending the last four months at the Toronto office of WWF-Canada, I have now embarked on a 45 day trip to the land of “Thunder Dragon” situated in the midst of snow leopard... Read More
After spending the last four months at the Toronto office of WWF-Canada, I have now embarked on a 45...
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VIFF: There Once was an Island

"For a lot of people in the developed world, climate change is something that's going to happen. In places in the developing world, it's very much a reality already." Read More
"For a lot of people in the developed world, climate change is something that's going to happen. In places...
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The cost of not acting on climate change

"That'll be $5 billion dollars, please, m'am." I have bad dreams about this. About what would happen if we did nothing about climate change. A report released yesterday by the National Roundtable on Environment... Read More
"That'll be $5 billion dollars, please, m'am." I have bad dreams about this. About what would happen if we...
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Wind and solar power: Hot topics in Ontario's provincial election

Provincial elections are upon us in various regions across Canada. Particularly in Ontario, renewable energy has become one of the leading issues. As one of the major solutions to climate change, renewable energy has... Read More
Provincial elections are upon us in various regions across Canada. Particularly in Ontario, renewable energy has become one of...
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Welcome to Inuvik – the place where people meet

This summer, WWF established a new office in the Western Arctic’s regional center of Inuvik and parachuted me in...well, almost. Read More
This summer, WWF established a new office in the Western Arctic’s regional center of Inuvik and parachuted me in...well,...
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Students on Ice: Youth gone wild

This summer, I participated in the Students on Ice Arctic expedition 2011. It was one of the most eye-opening experiences I’ve ever had, living on a ship for two weeks with scientists, artists, Inuit... Read More
This summer, I participated in the Students on Ice Arctic expedition 2011. It was one of the most eye-opening...
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Video: WWF and Students on Ice

As we get ready for the long weekend, I'm reflecting on "how I spent my summer vacation." And wow, what a back-to-school assignment it was! Read More
As we get ready for the long weekend, I'm reflecting on "how I spent my summer vacation." And wow,...
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